I wasn't referring directly to this article with the "fearmongering" opinion. However, in regards to Lipsitch's analysis he uses a lot of "may be, we don't know, etc.." speculation that seems to hint that even the experts don't quite have the full grasp of the situation yet either.

I am all for safety and notifying the public of immediate threats, and taking the correct precautions. But, at this point it seems increasingly that these predictions and analysis are being too quickly released with not enough information so you get great amounts of speculation which therein fuels panic.